Holder for milk cartons



May 17, 1960 w. H. PETERS HOLDER FOR MILK cARToNs Filed Aug. 5, 1957 W ia INVENTOR. WILLIAM H. PETERS FIG. 5

A TTORNE Y United States Patent() 2,936,927 HOLDER non MILK -cARToNs H. Peters, Yoxmgstown, Ohio` Application August s, 1957, serial No. 676,071 4 1 claim. (Cl. zzo-ss) This invention relates to paper milk cartons and more particularly to a holder for such paper cartons whereby the same may be positioned therein, supported thereby and a handle provided therefor.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a holder for a paper milk `carton so that the same may be conveniently handled.

A futher object of the invention is the provision-of a simple inexpensive paperboard holder which may Vbe shipped ilat, opened and conveniently positioned on a milk carton.

A still further object of the invention isthe provision of a holder for a milk carton of an'inexpensive nature Mice tered vertical told `line 14, oppositely disposed sides -15 i Y, and 16 and a back panel 17 having a centered vertically and such that it may be used as an advertising device and given away as a promotional item.

The holder for milk cartons disclosed herein comprises a generally rectangular box-like structure which is eollapsible and has the front, back and bottom thereof folded longitudinally thereof so that the holder may be folded flat, shipped at and subsequently opened to rectangular shape for the reception of a milk carton. r[The holder is provided with a handle` on the -back thereof and is so arranged that it tfolds llat and subsequently opens up with the holder to form a iirm handle structure.

The holder for milk cartons is preferably Iformed of paperboard with the vertical corners arranged, like the front and back, for folding on their vertical fold lines.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides disposed 'fold line 18. The corners between the panels 13 and 15, 15 and 17, 17 and 16, and 13 and 16 comprise vertical fold lines 19, 20, 2.1 and 22, respectively. The rectangular hollow shape thus formed is open at the top andY bottom but, as may be seen by referring to Figures 2 and 4 `ofthe drawing, has a yfoldable bottom section 23 having a centered transverse fold line 24.

The sides of the bottom section 23 are upturned as at 25-25 and are secured to the side panels 15 and 16 at points inwardly from the lower ends thereof, as best shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, and extend upwardly therealong to the uppermost edges thereof thereby doubling .the side panels 1S and 16.

A handle 26 havingbifurcated outturned end portions 27--27 is secured .to the back panel 17 through the outturned end portions 27-27 which are aflixcd to the respective halves of the back panel 17 in spaced relation to one another, as best shown in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing.

It will .thus be seen that the holder Afor milk cartons can be folded ilat, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, wherein the bottom -23 folds on its transverse fold line 24 and moves upwardly, while the front and back panels 13 and 17 fold on their vertical fold lines 14 and 18 and t-he outturned ends 27-27 of the handle 26 lfold on fold lines 28-28. l

The holder for milk cartons may be yformed of any suitable material, preferably paperboard, vof a suitable strength and thickness which may obviously be provided with desirable indicia or design.

Y It will occur. to those skilled in the art that in addition to holding the paper milk cartons, as hereinbefore described, the holder may also be used to hold half gallon square milk bottles as the construction of the device of the invention is such that it is inherently yieldable and in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the Yfor purposes of the disclosure, which vdo not constitute departures from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein: l

Figure 1 is a perspective 'view of the holder for milk cartons. Broken lines on Figure 1 illustrate a milk carton.

Figure 2 isa vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the holder for milk cartons in dat :folded position.

Figure 4 is a vertical section on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

By referring to the drawings and Figure 1 in particular it will be seen that a holder lfor milk cartons is disclosed together with a'broken line representation of,

thereby capable of accommodating the half gallon milk bottle.

It will thus be seen that the holder for milk cartons disclosed herein meets the several objects of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A holder for milk cartons 'comprising a cross sectionally square section-of .tubular paperboard material defining vfour walls, a U-shaped bottom portion secured to two oppositely disposed walls of said cross sectionally square section of tubular material and extending transversely across one end thereof and having a transverse told line midway thereof and a handle comprising an apertured section of paperboard material having bifurcated arms, each of which has outturned sections and said outturned sections secured to one of the remaining walls of said cross sectionally square section of tubular paperboard material, the otherY ofvsaid remaining walls and said wall to which said handle is secured being creased longitudinally whereby said cross sectionally square section of tubular paperboard material maybe folded at.

References Cited in the tile of this Vpatent Krueger Oct. 22, 1957 

